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Kerala: Youth Congress leader hacked to death

A Youth Congress leader died this morning after being attacked by a group of men in North Kerala's Kannur district yesterday.

30-year-old Shuhaib was the Youth Congress president of Keezhallor mandalam. He and his friends were at a roadside eatery at Edayannur when unidentified men hurled country-made bombs at them, then attacked him with sharp weapons.

Police suspect CPI(M) supporters' involvement.

In context: Political killings continue in Kerala, Youth-Cong leader killed

13 Feb 2018Kerala: Youth Congress leader hacked to death

A Youth Congress leader died this morning after being attacked by a group of men in North Kerala's Kannur district yesterday.

30-year-old Shuhaib was the Youth Congress president of Keezhallor mandalam. He and his friends were at a roadside eatery at Edayannur when unidentified men hurled country-made bombs at them, then attacked him with sharp weapons.

Police suspect CPI(M) supporters' involvement.

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DetailsAttack came two weeks after clash between SFI and KSU

The attack came two weeks after a clash between the Students' Federation of India and Kerala Students Union, youth wings of CPI(M) and Congress, at Edayannur.

Shuhaib was rushed to a Kannur hospital, but died while being shifted to another hospital.

Noushad and Riyas, Shuhaib's friends, were also injured in the attack.

The assailants, who escaped in a van, are yet to be nabbed.

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CPI(M) denies involvement in the attack

The Congress has blamed the CPI(M) for the murder and called for a dawn-to-dusk bandh in Kannur district today. "It seems CPI(M) can't survive without violence," said district Congress president Satheesan Pacheni. But CPI(M) leaders in Matannur have denied involvement in the attack.